Propane Information

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Farm service Home heating Pool heating Bulk tank rentals Commercial purchases For pricing and delivery information please contact Head Office at (204) 346-2667

For Your Information:
Using Propane in Cold Weather

While propane is transported and stored as a liquid, it is burned in its vapour or gaseous form. If you were able to see through your tank, it would look similar to water in a bathtub. While it isn't visible to the eye, the space above the liquid propane is taken up by propanes gas vapour, which moves from the tank through the gas line and on to the burner.

The outdoor temperature determines how much vapour will be present in the tank. The colder it is, the less vapour that will be present due to the extremely low boiling temperature of liquid propane. In extremely low weather, there may be times when there isn't enough gas vapour to available to burn properly. There are steps that can be implemented to lessen the possibility that this will occur and to cope with low pressure problems if or when they occur.

Customers that are on automatic fill are less likely to find themselves in this position than those who wait till their tank is nearly empty before ordering, or those who don't allow their tank tank to be filled completely.  If a low pressure problem does develop, the only option that may help is to apply heat underneath the tank so that the liquid propane will once again produce vapours.  These steps should only be taken when all else fails.

To apply heat to the propane tank safely:

This should only be done in an emergency situation.

1. Install a high wattage light bulb or heat bulb rigged through the bottom of a non-combustable container, such as a steel or plastic pail.
2. Position the device underneath the belly of the tank.
3. Build a small shelter around the device so that the heat will be contained around it.  Fibreglass insulation would be ideal.
4. To keep the shelter in place, pile snow around the base.
5. Most pressure problems will be alleviated during the day in any event, since the energy from the sun is usually all that is needed to rebuild the vapour pressure in the tank.
6. DO NOT COVER THE TANK ITSELF, since this will insulate the contents from the natural heat of the daytime sun, potentially worsening the problem. Do not allow snow to accumulate on the tank.
7. NEVER USE AN OPEN FLAME OR ANY DEVICE WITH A HEATING ELEMENT THAT GLOWS.

Additional checks for commercial users:

• Check power supply to electric tank heaters - connections and breakers
• Ensure pilot light is lit on direct-fired gas vaporizers
• Ensure that snow & ice is not allowed to build up on gas fired vaporizers
• Ensure regulator at building entry is not covered with snow or ice